Chris Nordquist
Last Monday good friends with a farm in upstate New York brought us box of beautiful late summer produce. In it was a big basket of tiny wine grapes — super ripe and filled with a flavor that’s tarter and more complex than supermarket table grapes. (I’ve noticed these grapes starting to appear in markets […]
I think this dish gets a bum rap. These days it seems to be regarded at best as a guilty pleasure and at worst as a case of wretched excess. To be fair, many renditions of this Italian favorite (probably Roman, and of relatively recent origin) are just too much of a good thing –the thin […]
This is a repost of a seasonal favorite recipe for entertaining. These little salads were such a hit at Julia’s first birthday party that we served them at her second. Recently we celebrated our daughter Julia’s first birthday with a small cocktail party at our New York apartment. (Julia worked the room, blew out her […]
This is one of our favorite weekend lunches. It has a wonderful fresh, mediterranean flavor, and you can make it in minutes from just a few ingredients you’re likely to have on hand. People don’t often think of mint for savory dishes, but here it adds a freshness that’s a delightful complement to the rich, […]
We’ve just returned to New York from a delightful family wedding in Marfa, Texas. (Julia turned in a fine first performance as a flower girl as her uncle married a native daughter of that magically beautiful part of West Texas.) A recipe with a Southwestern flavor, therefore, seems in order. This is a quick and […]
A couple of weekends ago, it was just the three of us for the weekend in Southampton. No house guests, no dinner guests, nada. We enjoyed the peace and quiet (or as much as peace and quiet as you can have with a two year-old), and on Saturday evening after Julia went to bed, David […]
I didn’t intend to make such a luxurious lunch. It was an ordinary Saturday morning, and I was poking around in our little garden in Southampton and returned to the kitchen with my arms full of Swiss chard. I did a quick search for chard recipes, dashed to the market for mussels and had this […]
I’m always looking for something quick, easy and delicious to serve with cocktails. As I’ve mentioned in my post on tips for a successful cocktail hour, I like to keep the food simple and serve the old cocktail snack trinity of chips, olives and nuts and just One More Thing. This delicious tapenade is my […]
At probably the most awkward point in my teens, I lived for a time in England with my family. I have many wonderful memories of this period. Few, however, are of food as the late 1970s were a time when Britain was still earning (rather than living down) its reputation as an island of culinary […]
It was nearly noon on Sunday. I wanted to make a nice lunch for the three of us, but I also thought it would be more fun to play in the pool with Julia than to run to the market and work in the kitchen. (She agreed –“Pappa, pool!”) This recipe is perfect for this […]
